Cynthia Nixon EXCLUSIVE: Sex and the City star pays tribute to her 'queer wife' and transgender son as she picks up 2019 British LGBT award

Cynthia Nixon emotionally paid tribute to her 'queer wife' and transgender son as she won the LGBT + Celebrity accolade at the 2019 British LGBT Awards on Friday.

The former Sex and the City star, 53, celebrated as she scooped the prestigious gong at the awards celebrating the UK’s most loved LGBT personalities, innovators and companies.

The star, accepting the award from the United States where she is filming new 1940s lesbian drama, Ratched, praised her wife Christine Marinoni and son Samuel, 22, who she revealed was transgender in June 2018.

Inspiration: Cynthia Nixon emotionally paid tribute to her 'queer wife' and transgender son as she won the LGBT + Celebrity accolade at the 2019 British LGBT Awards on Friday

Devoted: The star praised her son Samuel, 22, who she revealed was transgender in June 2018 (pictured above)

She said: 'Good evening brothers, sisters, and those who reject the gender binary.

'I'm Cynthia Nixon, this is my friend Ben and he's here for moral support and the visual part of our presentation.'

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Ben was wearing a jacket emblazoned with the message 'Homophobia is still a social disease.'

She continued: 'I am just coming to you tonight to say thank you, thank you so much for this thrilling honour. It was such a surprise and it makes me feel so loved and so seen and remembered from all the way across the pond.

In character: The star accepted the award from the United States where she is filming new 1940s lesbian drama, Ratched

For you: Cynthia has been happily married to Christine Marinoni since 2012

'There's so much excitement about Pride this year because it's the 50th anniversary of Stonewall

'I am dressed this way because Ben and I are working on Ryan Murphy's new show Ratchet in which I play a lesbian and there's a host host of LGBT characters that really undergo harrowing things in 1947 when our show takes place.

'It makes you realise how far we've come and we've come this far because so many of us, and so many of us who are no longer here, stood up and fought and that's what I want to say to you tonight

'Celebrate and keep fighting. We've come a long way, we have a long way to go. And as a queer woman and as the wife of a queer woman and as the mother of a trans man I say thank you from the bottom of my heart.

'None of us are free until all of us are free. Cheers.'

She said: And as a queer woman and as the wife of a queer woman and as the mother of a trans man I say thank you from the bottom of my heart'

The star was honoured after using her platform to be vocal about marriage equality and LGBT+ visibility.

Little Mix and Ellie Goulding were also among the celebrities taking home trophies at the British LGBT Awards.

Stephen Fry was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award for his lifelong record of championing LGBT+ rights and fight against mental health stigma.

His award was presented by Emeli Sande who described him as a "hero of the people fighting inequality and discrimination all over the world."

And Paul O’Grady, who rose to fame with his drag character, Lily Savage, was recognised with the prestigious ‘Trailblazer’ accolade.

Bisexual athlete Nicola Adams, who is Great Britain’s most successful female boxer of all time, scooped the Sports Personality award and former Disney actor-turned-popstar, Hayley Kiyoko, was presented with the MTV-sponsored Music Artist prize.

Motherhood: Cynthia Nixon saluted her transgender son Samuel- who she shares with ex Danny Mozes- last June as the pair celebrated the 14th Annual Trans Day of Action (pictured 2014)

Former couole: Cynthia and Danny were together from 1988 to 2003, and also had another son, Charles Ezekiel, who was born in December of 2002 (pictured together in 2000)

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Courtney Act was recognised with the ‘Media Moment’ gong. The Australian-born star has emerged as one of the strongest contemporary voices for LGBT+ rights and last year won Celebrity Big Brother in the UK.

The Editor-in-chief of gal-dem and contributing editor of Elle UK, Liv Little, and TV presenter Anna Richardson of Channel 4’s Naked Attraction, both shared the ‘Broadcaster or Journalist of the Year’ award, with a public vote that was too close to call.

Cynthia Nixon saluted her transgender son Samuel last June as the pair celebrated the 14th Annual Trans Day of Action.

Posting a photo of the pair, she wrote: 'I'm so proud of my son Samuel Joseph Moses (called Seph) who graduated college this month,' she wrote. 'I salute him and everyone else marking today’s #TransDayofAction. #TDOA.'

Seph was born Samantha Mozes in November 1996 to Cynthia and her then-partner and college sweetheart Danny Mozes.

Family: Cynthia is pictured with wife Christine and kids Charles (top), who is now 15, and Seph (bottom right), who is now 21, in June 2006

Cynthia and Danny were together from 1988 to 2003, and also had another son, Charles Ezekiel, who was born in December of 2002.

Shortly after their split in 2004, Cynthia began dating Christine Marinoni, an activist who, until recently, worked for New York City's Deputy Mayor Richard Buery. Cynthia and Christine married in May 2012. They have another son together, Max, whom Christine gave birth to.

It does seem that Seph has been living as trans for several years now, though this is only the first time that that Cynthia has publicly acknowledged it.

Cynthia has, however, gone to bat for Seph and other trans individuals during her campaign and in her role as LGBTQ advocate.

The star shot to worldwide fame on iconic drama, Sex and the City, which ran for six series and two films.

The show followed four women — Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha —in their 30s and 40s while they navigated life in New York City and the confusing dating scene.

The 2019 British LGBT Award WINNERS

CELEBRITY ALLY:

Ellie Goulding

BROADCAST OR JOURNALIST

Joint winners Anna Richardson and Liv Little

MUSIC ARTIST

Hayley Kiyoko

MEDIA MOMENT

Courtney Act wins Channel 5’s CBB

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO LGBT+ LIFE

Peter Tatchell

BRAND OR MARKETING CAMPAIGN

Spotify: Pride Stories

INSPIRATIONAL LEADER

Geffrye Parsons, Macquarie Group

LGBT+ NETWORK GROUP OR ERG

4Pride, Channel 4

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Stephen Fry

CAMPAIGNER

Munroe Bergdorf

LGBT+ CELEBRITY

Cynthia Nixon

SPORTS PERSONALITY

Nicola Adams

ONLINE INFLUENCER

Calle y Poché

CHARITY OR COMMUNITY INITIATIVE

LGBT Youth Scotland

CORPORATE ALLY

Jim Herbert, AON

DIVERSITY HERO

David Pearson, KPMG

LGBT+ FUTURE LEADER

Jemma Kameen, Sainsbury’s

INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER OR COMPANY

Vodafone Group

TRAILBLAZER

Paul O’Grady

CHANGE MAKERS

Little Mix

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Cynthia Nixon EXCLUSIVE: Sex and The City star pays tribute to her 'queer wife' and transgender son